Yes, the slur "Coon" definitely exists up there. Very likely imported from american media/influence.
It holds the same place in Canadian vernacular as a hateful slur in many places. Though you will also get a lot of unknowing folks who just call raccoons "Coons" still.
I always find this quiz is a nice start to see what platforms you may agree or disagree with. I'd like to start my reading now as well. I always find the actual runup to elections are so full of BS from everywhere.
I much prefer to choose based on past promises and actions rather than future best wishes.
Thank you for the info. I look forward to researching this all when I'm free from work.
Interesting stuff!
Do you have any more details or links on the wealth tax as well as the plans for UBI?
It feels like these things have been mentioned as parts of campaigns or proposals but I haven't actually seen any full plans put forward. Probably the fault of media reporting tbh. I'd love to know more.
You seem very angry about this.
I don't know anything about the current NDP and was curious to hear some things they've done that would have earned my vote. I'm aware of the federal dental plan but haven't seen or heard of the effects of that.
What other things are they running on or have they done to make them interesting to you?
Can you provide me some reasons to like him?
Seems all I hear about is a weak party, pandering to the Liberals and not much else leading to lasting change.
EDIT: To anyone downvoting... I'm not being malicious. I'm trying to learn and I think it's best to learn from people who already have the knowledge for me to draw from. I'm not up to date on current NDP platforms as they seem fairly under represented in our political reporting.
In a wonderful turn of events: Captive's War is narrated by the cery same narrator!
I'm currently listening to Livesuit by James SA Corey. It's part of their new series that released this year called The Captives War. It's a Novella/Interquel pretty typical of their release style.
It takes place in an incredibly unknowably distant future for humanity. We follow a squad of Livesuit infantry who have fused their bodies with technology to fight an unfathomable legion of alien conquerors. An enemy that has never lost a war then uses the best traits of conquered races to continue their war.
Why it's so good is because the author(s) have an incredible way of describing people and the world they interact with. Images are vivd and believable. While being so alien, and futuristic Corey manages to write a world you can imagine yourself in.
Additionally, their novellas always take place in the same world, but are completely stand alone stories from the main series so the depth of world building is just... chef's kiss
Both writers were originally working on writing RPGs and TTRPGs so their style just brings me back to sitting at a table with friends, some drinks and a Character Sheet for a hopeful lvl 3 wizard.
In my experience that's exactly it. They're the same kinds of people who also say "You know, if I was an attractive young girl I would love to make money staying home and showing my tits on the internet for money." But when confronted with the reality of it all they would rather demean people who actually do that and make more money than them.
The fact is a lot of them are threatened by women who make more money than them while also feeling like those women owe them something for being attractive. Like I said, these people do "shake their tits for the rich." In one way or the other. It's only that the people who are actually shaking their tits are the honest ones while the bootlickers cry for the boot to stomp down harder.
Well yeah. But to them that isn't "Shaking their tits" it's "Rubbing elbows with the social elite to climb the corporate ladder."
Selling your soul is still selling your soul. Doesn't matter if it's to the devil or their lieutenants.
Well ackshually 🤓